"There is no smoke without fire. The Emperor has no such intention. Who dares to attack the Eighth Dukes of the dynasty?
There was an undercurrent surging in the court, and there were many secret fights between the eight princes.
In particular, three or four of the Hachikos are becoming more and more powerful.
The emperor also wanted to inject new blood to compete with them.
This is also the pain of the royal family. It is not good for one or a few families to dominate.
If they collude, Da Chu will be in danger." Chu Xiangluo said.
"Not only Hachigong, but also some kings. Seventh prince, why don't you be stubborn? With your talent, who can compare with you as the prince?" Chu Cong said.
"I will only live for Luo Shen in this life, and I will only die for Luo Shen in this life. Alas... let's not talk about it anymore. Let's drink and relax." Chu Xiangluo waved his hands, with a sad look on his face.
"But you can't get her... Why hang yourself on a tree? There are many beauties from our Chu Dynasty, including foreign ones." Chu Cong said.
"Don't mention it! If you mention it again, I'm worried about you!" Chu Xiang's face turned grim. Chu Cong sighed, not daring to be nagging anymore, so he smiled and said, "You see, Lord Tang has this fate."
"Are you saying that Gu Hanyan is as beautiful as a fairy?" Chu Xiangluo asked.
"Also, Mei Niansu beside him is not bad, and Lin Jingru, who looks like a big sister, is not bad either. The Lord enjoys the blessings of everyone.
Look at Feng Jiuxue, she is so valiant and heroic, and her beauty is as beautiful as her eyebrows.
Why do I feel that these women are all interested in Sir Alex?" Chu Cong said with a smile.
"Some people are born with bad intentions. Feng Jiuxue and her master the one-armed nun are not simple." Chu Xiangluo said with a smile.
"Of course, the master of the one-armed god nun has a very high status in the world. Moreover, the Feng family is also one of the everyone in Haisheng City." Chu Cong nodded.
"Compared to the real first-class people, these are all second-rate families." Chu Xiangluo snorted.
"Of course, in our Chu Dynasty, we have the Feng Family in Mobei and the Luo Family on Penglai Island in the South China Sea.
The Zhan family in the northwest, the Yan family in Fuyun City, the Gongsun family in Tianxiabao, the Long family in the capital...
These aristocratic families were the most famous and first-class families in the Chu Dynasty.
Otherwise, the so-called first-class is just what you call yourself." Chu Cong nodded and responded.
"No one in our great Chu Dynasty can match the Gongsun family's mechanical skills, but, you see, these iron horses of Tang Wen, the Gongsun family probably can't do it either," Chu Xiangluo said.
"Western techniques are indeed magical. If they could be introduced, would I, the great Chu, still be afraid of them?" Chu Cong said.
"It's a pity that they can sell you an iron horse, but they won't teach you the skills. This must be the foundation of Westerners, just like my royal cultivation method." Chu Xiangluo shook his head.
"Tang Wen has introduced some. For example, they can produce cement themselves." Chu Xiangluo said.
"Those are only used for building houses and other daily activities, and they do not pose a threat to Westerners.
Even if they sell you a dozen second-hand iron-hulled ships, they will not pose a threat to them.
You see, the shipbuilding technique Tang Wen cannot introduce." Chu Xiangluo said.
"That's natural. It's my foundation. Of course I can't sell it to you." Chu Cong nodded.
"Fortunately, the West is too far away from us, otherwise our country would be in danger." Chu Xiangluo said.
"Yeah." Chu Cong responded.
"Even so, we must rise up! Although the possibility of Westerners attacking us is extremely low, it cannot be completely ruled out. Therefore, a prosperous country and a strong people are fundamental." Chu Xiangluo said.
"We are not as good as the Westerners in shipbuilding, guns, etc., but we can develop together in martial arts.
As long as we, the Chu Dynasty, have so many masters, so what if the Westerners are at the top of the boat?
Iron-hulled boats like those brought back by Tang Wen are just decorations in front of masters at the Qi-nourishing realm.
If 30% of our army is innately strong, the Westerners will never come back." Chu Cong said.
"Of course, it's just that I want the more than two million soldiers in the imperial court.
There are also more than one million police officers, government officials, and militiamen affiliated with local regiments, whose Qi-nourishing level has reached 30%.
That's close to two million Qi-nourishing masters, absolutely impossible!" Chu Xiangluo shook his head.
"Yes, that is absolutely impossible. However, we must always find ways to continuously increase the number of masters at the Qi nourishing level." Chu Cong said.
"It's easier said than done. Masters in the Qi-nurturing realm are all made from a pile of silver elixirs.
Our country is now in turmoil, and even the salaries of our soldiers can hardly be paid. Where can we find the silver to train so many masters?
Don't talk about anything else, let's take the Secret Agent's Mansion as an example. My father recently decided to raise the skills of the secret agents in the Secret Agent's Mansion to the lowest state of Qi cultivation.
However, there are only a few hundred spies, but it is difficult for them to reach the sky.
After all, it takes at least several million taels to cultivate a strong Qi-nourishing state.
Moreover, one has to select those with outstanding martial arts talents.
It's difficult..." Chu Xiangluo shook his head and sighed.
"Why not open our three major secret realms and train masters in large quantities?" Chu Cong said.
"The ability to cultivate masters secretly is limited. If too many people enter, the effect of the secret realm will be greatly reduced.
Not only will it be impossible to cultivate masters, but the secret realm may be destroyed.
Therefore, we can only select geniuses to enter the secret realm." Chu Xiangluo said.
"The three secret realms of the royal family are not as good as Tang Wen alone." Chu Cong said.
"Where do you start talking about this? The three secret realms of my Chu family are not as good as Tang Wen, Chu Cong, you are simply confused!" Chu Xiangluo scolded with a serious face.
"I'll take you to the Tang family's training tower and you'll understand." Chu Cong said.
"Cultivation Tower?" Chu Xiangluo was stunned and said, "Is this the secret training room we built?"
"It's different, it's very different." Chu Cong shook his head.
"Come on, let's go take a look." Chu Xiangluo became interested.
"Okay, I have already said hello to Tang Wen in advance, and he agreed for us to enter the top half of the floor." Chu Cong nodded, and led Chu Xiangluo straight to the training tower.
"Isn't this just an ordinary tower?" Chu Xiangluo shook his head when he saw the cultivation tower for the first time, feeling a little disappointed.
"Some things are flashy, but the Lord's cultivation tower is all about the inside." Chu Cong said, and took Chu Xiang down to the middle floor.
The moment the tower door closed, Chu Xiangluo lost his voice and said, "Dragon Realm..."
"Dragon Realm, yes, Shen Gongyang also said that this place is somewhat similar to Dragon Realm.
I haven't practiced here for a long time, only twice, but my skill has been improved by three levels in a row.
Especially in the past few days, Shen Gongyang was promoted to four levels in a row.
Directly stepping from the Dzogchen of Nourishing Qi to the late stage of Juyuan, it is simply unbelievable." Chu Cong said.
"How is it possible that Qi-nurturing Dzogchen has entered the late stage of Juyuan? Even in the Dragon Realm, it is difficult to achieve. Unless you add Holy Spirit Water, you can be lucky enough to cross four small realms in a row." Chu Xiangluo took a deep breath and said.
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"Well, Shen Gongyang is indeed helped by the Holy Spirit Water." Chu Cong nodded.
"Where did he get the holy water?" Chu Xiangluo was stunned and turned to look at Chu Cong.
"Tang Wen gave it to me," Chu Cong said.
"Why does he have Holy Spirit Water? This Holy Spirit Water can only be found in our Royal Dragon Realm. Even the Tiger Realm cannot produce Holy Spirit Water." Chu Xiangluo looked shocked.
"He said it came from the West and was given by a prince from the West. However, it was only a few drops. It is probably almost gone now," Chu Cong said.
"That's enough. My Royal Dragon Realm only gets a dozen drops a year. Until now, because of my outstanding performance, I only get two drops, but that was already two years ago." Chu Xiangluo said.
"Well, there are too many people in the royal family. Just the Seventh Prince, you have dozens of brothers. There are also all the princes, etc. Sigh... It's a blessing to be able to get two drops. The Emperor himself probably has it for his own use every year.
Three or four drops," Chu Cong said.
"That is necessary. My father never stopped practicing.
However, cultivation is related to people’s talents and so on.
Father, it’s too difficult..." Chu Xiangluo sighed, "This training tower is also worth a lot of money, right?"
"Of course, this half floor is the top one. This cultivation tower is full of spiritual stones. It is estimated that it would take two to three billion to get them out." Chu Cong nodded.
"Actually, the top twenty sects of my great Chu must all have their own tiger realm.
Although it is not as good as the Royal Dragon Realm, it still has this effect.
It is said that this was called the spiritual vein in ancient times, and it was the place where spiritual energy gathered.
In ancient times in our dynasty, there were many spiritual stones. However, later on, the spiritual stone mines were exhausted.
Until now, it can only be found from some ancient ruins or underground palaces." Chu Xiangluo said.
It was late at night, and the people who were causing trouble in the wedding room left, leaving Tang Wen and Gu Hanyan alone in the room.
"Madam, a spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold. Let's go to sleep. We can't waste it." Tang Wen said drunkenly.
"Ms. sir, what a waste, it's so embarrassing." Gu Hanyan's face turned red and he exhaled like spring.
"You don't want to?" Tang Wen asked.
"No, sir, my family is so happy, and my parents should feel at ease. But, alas... my family is enjoying themselves here, but my parents are suffering." Gu Hanyan's tears welled up.
"Suffer it, aren't your parents dead? I believe they can be happy underground." Tang Wen said.
"Who said my parents are dead?" Gu Hanyan was furious.
"Not dead?" Tang Wen was stunned and looked at Gu Hanyan blankly.
"Not dead! However, now, I don't know whether I will live or die.
Even though they didn't die, they were still suffering. As a daughter, I couldn't save them from their suffering.
Unfilial and unfilial..." Gu Hanyan finally cried.
"What's going on? When I asked you before, you said the time hadn't come yet. Now that we are husband and wife, it's time for you to tell me." Tang Wen asked.
"My father, Gu Tong, was originally the commander-in-chief of Yi Jianhai Holy City in Jinling Prefecture, and was a third-rank official.
His mother, Qi Yueying, is the daughter-in-law of Qi Tai, the king of Beiling County.
Grandpa discovered that Mobei King Hu Lie had the intention of treason, so he secretly reported to the court.
Unexpectedly, Hu Lie found out about this, and he had countless accomplices in the court.
They began to contact their accomplices to jointly attack grandpa, and since my father was his student, he was of course his right-hand man.
Hu Lie couldn't take down my grandfather at once, so he opened the knife on my father.
That year, the Lou Xiang Kingdom invaded Mobei. Hu Lie asked the court for help, and the court issued an order instructing my father to escort grain, grass and horses to Mobei.
I don’t know what happened, but millions of taels of grain, fodder, and horses were actually taken away by Lou Xiang.
Hu Lie accused my father of treason. With the support of his colleagues in the DPRK and China, although my grandfather tried his best to defend himself, the emperor was furious and had my father put on death row.
In the end, my grandfather tried his best to save his father from death, but he was sent to Ningxing Tower and would never come back.
My mother loves my father deeply and would rather stay with him.
As soon as my father was taken away, Hu Lie sent out his masters to kill my whole family. At that time, only my brother Gu Yifei and I escaped under the desperate protection of a few of my father's loyal men.
After that, he tossed and turned and ended up living in Koh Samui.
This place is far away from Mobei, but we can still survive.
Later, I heard that my grandfather was also impeached, implicated, and relieved of all his positions.
Moreover, he was fined tens of millions of taels of silver that year, which almost emptied the Beijun Palace, leaving only the title of Beiling Prince.
Over the years, my grandfather's family of several hundred people have probably lived a very difficult life." Gu Hanyan said while sobbing.